Sunday, 20 January 2019

Weekly Update #44

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Another week and more work stress... I'm seriously questioning why I wanted to step up into this role! But I'm sure it'll get better... Eventually. *sigh*

The little dude had his first week at a fencing club and he did great and had so much fun. He'd originally participated in taster sessions at his school back in term 1 and had really enjoyed it so I'm so glad we managed to find a local club where he can continue to learn.
It's not a common sport/hobby but he's a quirky kid and it suits him and his quirks perfectly.

I read a book! It was 27pgs but it counts!

I'm now convinced that my reading slump is a result of the work stress.
My mind is constantly whirling like a deranged hamster on a wheel and shutting it down long enough to escape into fiction is nearly impossible.
However!
I've been working my way through A Curse so Dark and Lonely and really enjoying it and I'm still going strong on The Lost Hero audiobook and that's awesome too.

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I wanted to avoid all of this nonsense but my brain needed mush and this show fit the bill... It was oddly therapeutic watching it too.
Thankfully, we've kinda KonMari'd our house by default. We had a serious declutter when we moved only bringing what we absolutely wanted to keep and when we unpacked our thing was "everything must have a place." If we hadn't, the professor would have us ripping the house apart for he loved the principals... There's more we could do, I'm sure, but for now I'm pretty content and don't feel the urge to run around asking myself if my things bring me joy.

We finished it! It was awesome.This is how books should be adapted for the screen.
Definitely one of those shows that has appeal for the entire family. It made us laugh a lot despite the dark humor and menace.

Sorry to hear that work is still so stressful. That can really impact... well, everything. I hope things settle into a more manageable groove soon. Seems like I saw the name Marie Kondo on *a lot* of blogs this past week and I have zero idea who that is. I should probably Google that. LOL

Work stress just sucks. But at least you're still reading, even if it's only a little bit. Omg, fencing. My 19yo son would love to learn. I think he looked to see if there was a club around here, but I don't recall if he found anything. Bummer.

Yes even 27 pages count! Plus this one seems super cute Nicci ;-) Now fencing is one of the best sports! Works on cardio, reflexes, speed etc. I hope at work you'll find your rhythme. Have a great Sunday!

Of course it counts. I should get some kids books just to read to make myself feel better. I hate when I don't get a real chance to get some pages read. What can you do? Sorry work is a bit stressful. I hope this week is better and you get some time to do the things you want to do.

I am sorry that work is proving to be such a joyleech and hope that it soon eases up. I fenced at college and thoroughly enjoyed it - it's a highly strategic sport and is a great way to get rid of stress under highly controlled conditions, so I think it's great that the little dude has taken it up as a hobby.

Sorry to hear that you're so stressed about work. I hope things get better for you soon. That's so cool that you were able to find a fencing club for your little dude and that he's enjoying it so much.

I hope work gets less stressful for you! And reading slumps are the worst, I hope you get back into things in soon. And I so need to make time for Marie Kondo's show, it's all everyone keeps talking about these days! And I love George Ezra, I hope you have a great week :)

I think your work stress is impacting on your reading fun. I had that for years and it really affected my reading. In fact I didn't read a book for that ten year period which sounds horrible now! I hope things settle down at work for you.

Sorry to hear about your work stress, I hope things calm down for you soon and you can get more reading done. That sounds nice how you cleaned out everything already when you moved. I am slowly working on cleaning things out. I haven't checked out Marie Kondo tough, although I keep seeing posts about her. Have a great week!

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